Category Archives: Canadian Press
Watchdog: Global military spending up by 1.1 per cent
COPENHAGEN - Global military spending rose to $1.739 trillion last year, a 1.1 per cent increase on 2016, a Swedish arms watchdog said Wednesday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, ...
May 02, 2018
Feds see internet data cloud as alternative to their creaky computer systems
OTTAWA - The federal government is willing to accept the privacy and security risks of storing data in the internet cloud as an alternative to its own aging computers that are “at risk of breaki...
May 02, 2018
Van attack victim Anne Marie D'Amico had a big heart, family says
TORONTO - A 30-year-old woman who was among those killed in last week’s van attack in Toronto was remembered Wednesday as someone who was humble about her achievements and always worked to help ...
May 02, 2018
Peppa Pig wins street cred, attracts censors in China
BEIJING - A cherubic British cartoon character has become an unlikely target of China’s censors as fans use her porcine likeness in rap videos and “gangster” tattoos. The bright pink...
May 02, 2018
Viewers see vulnerable Serena Williams in 5-part TV series
The first episode of “Being Serena,” a five-part documentary series on HBO about Serena Williams, closes with the tennis great in a hospital bed, about to have a C-section. Just before the...
May 02, 2018
Michelle Obama, celebrities to fete kids heading to college
PHILADELPHIA - Michelle Obama will be joined by a lineup of celebrities when she honours Philadelphia students for their pursuit of a college education or career in the military at College Signing Day...
May 02, 2018
NASA sending robotic geologist to Mars to dig super deep
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Six years after last landing on Mars, NASA is sending a robotic geologist to dig deeper than ever before to take the planet’s temperature. The Mars InSight spacecraft, set...
May 02, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Winnipeg 7 Nashville 4 (Jets lead series 2-1) Washington 4 Pittsburgh 3 (Capitals lead series 2-1) — NBA Playoffs Second Round Cleveland 113 Toron...
May 01, 2018
Drake left steaming after words with Cavaliers centre in playoff loss
TORONTO - The Raptors’ most famous fan was left steaming Tuesday night after a run-in with a burly Cavalier during Toronto’s 113-112 overtime playoff loss to Cleveland. Drake, the Raptors&...
May 01, 2018
Laverne Cox, Cecile Richards honoured at Planned Parenthood
NEW YORK - Transgender actress and activist Laverne Cox was honoured by Planned Parenthood of New York City at its annual gala. Cox praised the organization at Tuesday night’s gala for providing...
May 01, 2018